The Gremlins will take on Ishpeming (17-6) at 7 p.m. Thursday at Marquette Senior High School for the regional title. The Hematites beat Manistique Tuesday, 50-36.

"They get after it with a pressure defense," Houghton head coach Julie Filpus said of the Hematites. "We'll have to work on that in practice (today)."

The Gremlins played solid defense themselves against the Wykons. Spearheaded by defensive specialist Sydney Dillinger, Houghton held WIC (12-11) to just 16-of-50 shooting from the field for 32 percent.